What is you favorite / recommended piece of lion fish equipment? What do you use? Looking for opinions on your favorite piece of equipment.
Favorite - Recommended - Lion Fish slaying equipment
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We will have these available in a few weeks. A very high quality, light weight spear at a great price.
Strictly designed for the killing of Lion Fish, this minipole spear measures 27" long plus a removable 6 inch (3 prong) paralyzer tip, giving it a total length of 33 inches long and packs enough punch to quickly dispatch a menacing Lion Fish.
MAKO uses a high strength, corrosion resistant, anodized aircraft aluminum spear which will NEVER yield painful fiberglass splinters in the hand (like some inexpensive fiberglass pole spears do when worn down). The connecting joints of the MAKO Pole Spear are supported by recessed flush screw on connectors for a smooth release.
The special 3-prongtip, designed exclusively for Lion Fish, has no barbs so removal of the fish is fast, easy and safe.
The MAKO Lion FishKiller is perfect for travel too. By removing the 3-prong tip, it breaks down to only 27" long.
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Strictly designed for the killing of Lion Fish, this minipole spear measures 27" long plus a removable 6 inch (3 prong) paralyzer tip, giving it a total length of 33 inches long and packs enough punch to quickly dispatch a menacing Lion Fish.
MAKO uses a high strength, corrosion resistant, anodized aircraft aluminum spear which will NEVER yield painful fiberglass splinters in the hand (like some inexpensive fiberglass pole spears do when worn down). The connecting joints of the MAKO Pole Spear are supported by recessed flush screw on connectors for a smooth release.
The special 3-prongtip, designed exclusively for Lion Fish, has no barbs so removal of the fish is fast, easy and safe.
The MAKO Lion FishKiller is perfect for travel too. By removing the 3-prong tip, it breaks down to only 27" long.
Includes:
- One anodized aluminum pole spear (27" long)
- One removable 3 prong barbless paralyzer tip for easy removal (6" long)
- One removable shorty MAKO Latex Power Band for maximum power
cmburch
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Is the aluminum pole solid? Or is it aluminum tubing? What is the thread size on the paralyzer tip?
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Anytime you ask for opinions on hunting equipment, it really needs more info on what type of diving you normally do. Rec diver, spearo, bug hunter, photog, divemaster, etc, etc.
It's really best for you to read how several different types of divers dive, and then see how they lionfish hunt as it works for them(but maybe not others)
So I'll tell you how I dive and hunt lionfish. 1st off they are a secondary priority for me when I dive. If it's a slow dive and not slaying anything, I'll poke a couple and bring them up if they are sizable{eatable}. Other times I may just stab them and leave them in the sand for other fish to find later, I never hand feed fish.
Here's where I'll get flamed. I like the LionTamer from Emerald Charters. I like it because it attaches to my speargun easily and I can both grab it and stow it quickly without having to carry it separately. I carry to much stuff already. I also like it because Lionfish tend to clump together and with it's non-barb'd point, I can shoot, snip and reload quicker than any other device on the market. Any spearo will tell you reload time is a key factor to your cooler being filled. When I say snip, I have a pair of EMT shears that I use and just snip the fish right in back of the eyes to brain it, then do the spines if I'm keeping it. It's by far the fastest, safest, and non- bulky way to get a bunch of them to the surface.
So if all you want to do is kill them, then a 3 prong tip is great. If you want to bring them up and make ceviche, then get a liontamer. Aim for the head so you don't ruin the nice eating flesh. You can always load 3 bands on a 54 inch Biller, let the steel fly and see if you can nail a 2-fer with a single shot.
It's really best for you to read how several different types of divers dive, and then see how they lionfish hunt as it works for them(but maybe not others)
So I'll tell you how I dive and hunt lionfish. 1st off they are a secondary priority for me when I dive. If it's a slow dive and not slaying anything, I'll poke a couple and bring them up if they are sizable{eatable}. Other times I may just stab them and leave them in the sand for other fish to find later, I never hand feed fish.
Here's where I'll get flamed. I like the LionTamer from Emerald Charters. I like it because it attaches to my speargun easily and I can both grab it and stow it quickly without having to carry it separately. I carry to much stuff already. I also like it because Lionfish tend to clump together and with it's non-barb'd point, I can shoot, snip and reload quicker than any other device on the market. Any spearo will tell you reload time is a key factor to your cooler being filled. When I say snip, I have a pair of EMT shears that I use and just snip the fish right in back of the eyes to brain it, then do the spines if I'm keeping it. It's by far the fastest, safest, and non- bulky way to get a bunch of them to the surface.
So if all you want to do is kill them, then a 3 prong tip is great. If you want to bring them up and make ceviche, then get a liontamer. Aim for the head so you don't ruin the nice eating flesh. You can always load 3 bands on a 54 inch Biller, let the steel fly and see if you can nail a 2-fer with a single shot.
I use a 4 foot foldspear with a trident tip. Works very well. The trident tip prevents over-penetration, it's long enough to reach deeper hiding places, but short enough to carry when it's assembled. Collapsed, it fits in a pocket attached to my leg, so I don't HAVE to carry it in between killings.
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